Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Rhododendron"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rhododendron \Rho`do*den"dron\, n. [L., fr. Gr. "rodo`dendron,
literally, rose tree; "ro`don rose + de`ndron tree. See
{Rose}.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome
evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their
flowers; rosebay.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rhododendron
n : any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or
small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy
clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
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